Grade 6 is a transitional year for most of our students as they move from their JrK-5 buildings into their new Upper Schools. The 6th grade curriculum reflects this transition and is the first year of the Upper School curriculum: "Making Global Citizens." Sixth grade is seen as a year of building blocks and the content addressed reflects that.

During the 2012-2013 school year the following curriculum was implemented. In 2013-2014 changes will follow in the seventh grade and in 2014-2015 a new 8th grade curriculum will be introduced.

In Grade 6, instructional time should focus on three critical areas:

Using and analyzing models to explain scientific ideas;

Using evidence in written and oral scientific discourse to demonstrate understanding; and

Reading and following a multi-step procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, and performing technical tasks.